Billy Sims
American football player (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Billy Ray Sims (born September 18, 1955) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons from 1980 to 1984. Sims played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1978. He was the first overall pick in the 1980 NFL Draft, selected by the Detroit Lions.
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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Born: | (1955-09-18) September 18, 1955 (age 68) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Hooks (Hooks, Texas) | ||||||||||||
College: | Oklahoma (1975–1979) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||||||
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Sims was the last Oklahoma player taken number one overall in the NFL Draft until quarterback Sam Bradford was taken first in the 2010 NFL Draft.[1][2]
Sims was nicknamed "Kung Fu Billy Sims" by ESPN's Chris Berman, following a game between the Lions and the Houston Oilers. In the NFL Films highlight, rather than be tackled during a rushing attempt, Sims ran at, jumped, and, while fully airborne, kicked Oilers cornerback Steve Brown in the head.[3]